What physical characteristics and personalilty traits makes someone an alpha male??
I would say a natural born leader, well connected, intelligent, integrity, someone who takes action and does things for themselves (as opposed to someone who merely observes others). Physical characteristics are not necessarily the best identifying characteristics, as looks can be deceiving and tall &/or strong don’t necessarily correspond to the best traits due to the modern world we live in, due to technology being able to replicate or improve on physical areas & thus making these traits more or less reduntant.
The stereotypical alpha male (rather than some ideal leader as others have answered)—what people tend to mean when they say alpha male in colloquial speech—is basically a guy with a high-testosterone personality and physical characteristics. Physically, they would have broad shoulders, a muscular build, a square jaw, heavy brow, small eyes, small lips, and a deep voice. Personality-wise, they would be aggressive, rash, cocky, obsessed with achieving and maintaining social dominance, .not typically very intelligent or well educated, crass, loud, demanding, and obnoxious. These personality traits tend to overlap quite a bit with the personality disorders of narcissism and psychopathy; the difference is really only one of degree. It is unfortunate that many women (especially young women) see this stereotype as the definition of man and will rebuff the approaches of any men who don’t fit this stereotype. These same women then come to think that all men are lying, cheating opportunists. The
